PETITION AGAINST THE CLOSURE OF ALDER ROAD

This petition is submitted as a complaint under which the consultation regarding Roath Park Recreation Ground Improvements have been undertaken.

The initial consultation document did not specifically mention the closure of Alder Road at the junction with Ninian Road, the plan was small and lacked detail.

In the second consultation letter received late December, the scheme listed only the below points:-

• Widening of the footpath within the playing field of Roath Recreation Ground

• Cycle track through the playing field of Roath Recreation Ground

• Shared surface on Pen-y-wain Place

• Upgrading of priority narrowings on Ty Draw Road 

• Changes to the Community Centre car park access.

Whilst the above will be seen in a positive light by many, there is no mention of the closure of Alder Road to through traffic.   We feel the council consultation has been underhand and futile, deliberately steering the focus away from the proposed road closure.

As local residents we believe the closure of Alder Road will have a very negative impact on the local community.   We are opposed to the closure of Alder Road primarily because it will lead to increased traffic congestion at the neighbouring junctions at each end of Ty Draw Road & Ninian Road. 

Residents of Ty Draw Road & all the side streets adjacent to it, many of whom use Alder Road several times a day will be inconvenienced & create more congestion and stationary traffic at either end of Ty Draw Road, increasing pollution outside people's homes. 

Traffic which would have previously cut through Alder Road will be forced to take a longer route adding to its carbon footprint and certainly not reducing pollution.

Whilst there has been some monitoring of vehicle movement in recent weeks, traffic can be considerably higher in the summer months as people visit the parks & green spaces.

We have not seen a specific question regarding the closure of Alder Road in either consultation and we believe that the wording on the correspondence has deliberately attempted to downplay the road closure element of the scheme.

We are of the opinion that there are other options to the road closure. There are already many roads where traffic is at a standstill adjacent to empty cycle lanes and urge the Council to think again and take notice of those who will face the impact of this proposed road closure.